EPSO EU Knowledge & Field-Related Test study plan

Map the competition-profile syllabus into a checklist of every field-related topic, marking each as strong, weak or unknown.

Reconstruct from memory the hierarchy of EU legal sources (primary, secondary, supplementary) and then correct gaps against the Treaties.

Distinguish regulations, directives and decisions by their legal effects and give one concrete example of each from your field.

Build a one-page glossary of field-specific terms you must be able to define precisely under exam timing.

Explain direct effect, indirect effect and State liability, and apply each to a short scenario in your field.

Summarise the role of the Court of Justice and the General Court, including the main types of action and their standing rules.

Draft concise answers to five field-related legal-reasoning prompts under a strict time limit.

Identify the Charter articles most likely to intersect with your professional domain and state their scope of application.

Draw the institutional map from memory: Commission, Council of the EU, European Council, Parliament, Court, ECB, Court of Auditors.

Trace the ordinary legislative procedure step by step, naming each actor and the points where majorities change.

Contrast the ordinary procedure with consent and consultation, and identify the policy areas where special procedures still apply.

List the appointment and accountability mechanisms for each institution and connect them to Treaty articles.

Match each internal-market freedom to its Treaty legal basis and its main derogations.

Explain harmonisation versus mutual recognition, and locate the relevant secondary legislation for your field.

Summarise the core competition rules on cartels, abuse of dominance, merger control and State aid, with the competent decision-maker for each.

Outline the legal basis and main instruments of EU environmental and digital policy, noting where competence is shared.

Explain the EU's own-resources system and the annual budgetary procedure, including the roles of Parliament and Council.

Distinguish the Multiannual Financial Framework from the annual budget and describe what happens under a provisional twelfths regime.

Apply the core financial rules: sound financial management, segregation of duties, and the roles of authorising officer, accounting officer and internal auditor.

Describe the discharge procedure and the respective mandates of the Commission, OLAF and the European Public Prosecutor's Office.

Explain the common foreign and security policy framework, the role of the High Representative and the limits of the Court's jurisdiction in CFSP.

Summarise the enlargement process: Copenhagen criteria, accession stages and the meaning of candidate versus potential candidate status.

Describe the European Neighbourhood Policy instruments and how they differ from accession instruments.

Explain the EU's treaty-making power and the legal effects of international agreements concluded by the EU.

Revisit every weak item on the week-1 checklist and close at least 80% of them with verified notes.

Solve field-specific applied problems that combine domain 6 knowledge with budget or financial-rule constraints.

Practise interpreting data, tables or technical material typical of your competition profile under time pressure.

Draft a concise justification for each answer choice in a mixed set to expose faulty reasoning.

Sit two full-length timed simulations under exam conditions and record per-domain accuracy.

Re-derive the institutional diagram, legal-basis table and budget flowchart from memory to confirm retention.

Review every error from the simulations and convert each into a single corrective note.

Finalise a one-page pre-exam sheet of dates, articles and definitions you must not confuse.